AMERICANS SPEND MORE ON MARIJUANA THAN CHOCOLATE

U.S.

Democrat and Republican lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to prepare for the legalization of adult-use Cannabis at the federal level.

House Representative Dave Joyce and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries in April introduced the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment (PREPARE) Act.

The goal of the PREPARE Act is to bring together a diverse group of experts to collaborate on Cannabis reform. It would provide lawmakers with the information needed to establish a comprehensive federal regulatory system. Despite more than 21 states legalizing adult-use Cannabis, it remains illegal at the federal level via its continued classification as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

A BILL approved by the Texas House in April would expand the list of conditions that qualify for the state’s medical marijuana program.

House Bill 1805 passed the House and now heads to the Senate. The bipartisan legislation would expand the state’s 2015 Compassionate Use Law.

That law allows physicians to prescribe low-THC Cannabis to treat symptoms of epilepsy, cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder, among other conditions. The new bill would allow doctors to prescribe up to 10 milligrams of Cannabis for chronic pain cases that might normally warrant an opioid prescription.

Americans now spend more on legal marijuana products than they do on chocolate. The USA reached this milestone as a nation last year, according to MJBizDaily.

United States residents spent about $30 billion on legal Cannabis in 2022. That compares with roughly $20 billion spent on chocolate. Almost two-dozen states now allow sales of weed for adult use, with 19 more states allowing Cannabis for medicinal use. Americans also spent more on marijuana than they did on opioid medications ($22.8 billion) and topical pain medications ($2.8 billion) combined. However, legal weed sales are still dwarfed by sales of tobacco products. In 2022, tobacco sales totaled about $53 billion – but those sales are steadily dropping, whereas Cannabis sales are rising. By 2028, according to MJBizDaily, sales of legal weed could reach $57 billion.

states in the U.S. have legalized Cannabis for use by those at least 21 years or older.

21 months in jail is possible in Kansas with prior marijuana convictions.

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46% percent of Americans say they have used marijuana, according to the latest longstanding survey from Pew Research Center.

88% percent of Americans say Cannabis should be legal for adult or medical use, according to the same PRC survey.

20,000 people were arrested in 2021 for Cannabis possession in Texas, which may reduce the penalty for possession of Cannabis and Cannabis concentrates.

55,000 patients have enrolled so far in Virginia’s medical marijuana program. The state’s first medical marijuana dispensaries opened up more than two years ago.

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